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Simply melt the oil and beeswax in a pan and then add the essential oils. Pour
into your metal tin(s) or other container. And that's it!

The salve will harden within 10-15 minutes. If you find it is too soft, like the
consistency of an ointment, you can scoop it back into the pan, remelt it and
add more beeswax. If it is too hard, remelt and add more oil. I've also remelted
to add more essential oil when I wasn't satisfied with the strength of the oils.

Pneumonia Salve

A good recipe for pneumonia: Make a salve of the following and put on the
affected lungs. Keep warmed up. I know of cases cured with this where doctors
gave up.
We always keep in house for colds on chest and sore throat:
White rosin, 6 ounce (168 gram);
Bees wax, 6 ounce (168 grams);
Camphor gum, four ounces, 112 gram;
Lard, 12 ounces (336 grams);
Balsam Peru, four drams (14 grams);
Oil turpentine, four drams (14 grams);
Oil cedar, four drams (14 grams);
Oil of Eucalyptus, one ounce.

From THE OLD HERB DOCTOR
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung. Typical symptoms include a
cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing

Glue for accordion:

65% Bees Wax

35% rosin

5% Linseed Oil

Lip balm

2tsp coconut oil
1 tsp beeswax
1 vitamin E capsule

Melt together and pour into a container, allow to cool.

There are endless variations using more and less of different ingredients, and
other moisturizers for the lips. Various Essential Oils and flavors may be added
to taste. Try a few drops of peppermint essential oil, Rosemary Essential Oil,
Orange or Lemon Essential Oils, or any flavors you might enjoy! You can use the
candy flavoring oils to be found in the candy making shops.

Melt the oil, lanolin and beeswax to 160 degrees F. Heat the borax and water in
a separate container to 160 degrees F. Be sure the beeswax is melted and the
borax is dissolved. Add the water mixture to the oil mixture while stirring.
When a white cream forms, stir slowly until the mixture cools to 100 degrees F.
Pour the cream into small, wide-mouth jars.

Petroleum Jelly

Petroleum jelly is easy to make and it is an ingredient of many other products.
Naturalists may substitute a natural oil, such as grapeseed oil or sweet almond
oil for the baby or mineral oil to create an "un-petroleum jelly."

1 ounce (weight) beeswax
1/2 cup baby or mineral oil

Melt the beeswax in a microwave or a double boiler. Stir in the mineral oil.
Remove the mixture from the heat and stir until cool.

Basic Lotion Bar

3 ounces beeswax
2 ounces cocoa butter
3 ounces sweet almond oil

Melt and mix all ingredients thoroughly. Mold into desired shape.

Solid Perfume

3 parts Sweet Almond or Jojoba oil
2 parts White beeswax
1 part Scent

Melt all ingredients over double boiler until well mixed and integrated. Pour
into containers and let cool.

Melt in a double boiler, I use the microwave in a pyrex bowl, works fine. Remove
from heat.

Step 2

2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon borax
1 tablespoon rosewater

Heat water mix slightly in a pyrex bowl till borax is dissolved. Add slowly to
the melted oils from step 1 & stir constantly till almost cool. Doesn't take
long (not like tracing). Mix well, when lukewarm, then add 5 drops essential
oil, e.g.. rose geranium is good for general skin care.

If the E/O is added above 45C it will vaporize & you will loose your therapeutic
qualities as well as most of the fragrance. Pot into sterilized glass jar.

Tracing time: about 12 minutes FAST! (This is not a good blender soap
candidate!)

Time in molds: 48 hours

Place the soap in a freezer for 3 hours, then remove it from the molds

Age: 6 to 8 weeks for the bars to harden.

Cold Cream

Pour 84 ml olive oil and 28 g beeswax into a jar or basin and stand in a pan of
hot water on the stove. Warm gently (do not boil!) until the wax is just melted.
Warm 30 ml rosewater. Stir the oil and wax together and while stirring, add the
rosewater gradually. Remove the jar from hot water and stir vigorously until
cool. To make a cream which is effective in fighting wrinkles and scars, add the
contents of one or two vitamin E capsules (prick the capsule and squeeze the
contents out).

Candle Wicks

The herb Mullen was used centuries ago to make wicks for candles. You will have
to find the seeds for Mullen and grow them yourself. Mullen is a tall straight
plant with a hard stem. When the plant is fully grown and ripe, cut and remove
the hard outer stem. In the centre of the stem is a vegetable cord like
substance. Remove the cords and twist carefully, tying at top and bottom, then
hang with a small weight like a pebble attached to the bottom. You can plait
several cords of Mullen together to make the thickness of wick you require.
Leave to dry for several weeks, then use in candles as normal.

Spice Sachets

1 1/2 oz. weight beeswax
1 cup applesauce
1 1/2 cup ground cinnamon or a mixture of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and
cloves.
Up to 1 teaspoon of essential oil from any of the spices may also be added.

Heat the wax and applesauce in a microwave or double boiler until the wax is
melted. Stir in the ground spices. Knead the mixture until it is dough-like.
Roll the dough into sheets and cut out forms or hand-form the dough into balls
or beads. Place the forms on cardboard. They will harden in 3 or 4 days. The
fragrance will last for years.

Measure oils on your scale. Warm on the stove or in the mircowave. Bring
temperature to near 120° F. Exact temperature is not critical.Add sodium
hydroxide to the water. Mix well. Allow to cool to near 120° F. Exact
temperature is not critical. Combine oils and lye solution and carrot juice.
Stir until trace. Stir well. Pour soap into molds. Allow to sit until soap is
firm. Depending on the depth of the mold this will happen in 6 to 36 hours.
Deeper molds allow for faster firming. Cut into bars. Stack to allow good air
circulation. Allow to cure for several days before using. Longer curing will
result in a harder bar.

Notes & Comments: At trace I added honey which had been caramelized in the
microwave & aloe vera. The soap is a lovely almost translucent pale orange & has
a warm sweet scent but not sickly sweet.

Heat oils to 150° F. Add Beeswax (you can grate it, chunk it, pre-melt it). Cool
to 115° F. Lye and water to about 110° F. Add lye/water to oils, at light trace,
add the honey. Stir till well blended. Pour no more than an inch deep. Cover
with Saran type wrap prevents soda ash). Don't wrap with a blanket, just put a
cookie sheet over the top, as this will get warmer than soaps without honey.

Notes & Comments: You can scent this as you like, add scents at light trace.

Art Mediums with Beeswax

Wax Crayons

Parts by weight:
2 parts beeswax
1 part talc
pigment

Melt the wax in a microwave or small can placed in boiling water ( a double
boiler). Stir in the talc and dry artist's pigment or fresco colors. Pour the
mixture into a lubricated aluminum foil mold. The crayon may be melted again and
more pigment added until it is the exact color desired. Caution: These crayons
should not be used by children because some pigments are not food safe.

Wax Pastels

Parts by weight:
1 part grated soap
1 part beeswax
Pigment

Melt the beeswax in a small can placed in boiling water. Add the grated soap and
stir until the soap melts and the mixture is smooth. Color the mixture with dry
artist's pigment or fresco colors. Pour into lubricated aluminum foil molds.
After testing the crayon, it can be melted again and more pigment added.
Caution: These crayons should not be used by children because some pigments are
not food safe.

Wax Pastels for Children

Follow the directions above for "Wax Pastel Crayons" using concentrated food
coloring as the pigment. The paste is sold with cake decorating supplies. The
crayons are food safe and they blend well. Their color is almost as concentrated
as the crayons made with the artist's pigment.

Oil Paint #1

8 measures beeswax
3 measures turpentine

Melt the beeswax in a microwave or double boiler. Remove it from the heat and
stir in the turpentine. For direct painting, combine the mixture on a palette
with tube oil paint. Thin or thick coats can be applied over oil, tempera or
glue paints. Use only a wax varnish over the finished painting.

Heat the ingredients in a double boiler until they are combined. Remove the
boiler from the heat and stir until the mixture forms a soft paste. Combine the
soft paste on a palette with tube oil paints. Apply the paint as a final paint
layer or glaze. Varnish the painting with a wax varnish only.

Beeswax Polishes

Famous Three in One Solid Furniture Polish

Equal portions of linseed oil, warmed beeswax and turpentine.

This, like some of the other recipes, can be experimented with for best results.
Here it is good to begin with small quantities, about a cup of each ingredient.
The warmed materials should be carefully and thoroughly mixed together with a
wooden stick, then pour into the usual wide mouthed storage jar. The final color
is usually a rich gold.

Beeswax Polish

Beeswax furniture polish with it's soft, satin shine is considered the ultimate
in wood care. Note that there is very little difference between this formula and
the formula for shoe polish.

Melt the waxes on high in a microwave or in a double boiler. Remove the waxes
from the heat and stir in the turpentine or mineral spirits. Apply the polish
with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. Turn the cloth as it becomes dirty.
Allow the polish to dry, then buff with a clean cloth. If more than one coat is
desired, wait two days between applications.

Dissolve the soap well in the warm water, and let cool. Using the double boiler
technique, melt the beeswax shavings in the turpentine, remove and cool. When
both mixes are cool , mix gently and thoroughly with a wooden stick. If, as
happens, the mix cools too quickly and hardens again, re-heat gently while
stirring.

Furniture Cream Polish #2

1 pint linseed oil
4 oz. beeswax

Melt together, mix thoroughly, and put into container.

Furniture Oil

1 pint linseed oil
6 oz. beeswax

Melt the two ingredients together over low heat and store in closed bottle.

Floor Polish

Melt equal portions of beeswax and turpentine together for use on wooden floors.

Step 1: Melt ingredients in an oven set between 170 to 200 degrees F. Stir to
mix the oil and wax.

Step 2: Remove the mixture from the oven and allow it to cool until there is a
film of cooled wax on the surface (about 125 degrees F). Test the wax to be sure
it is very warm, but not uncomfortable.

Step 3: The body part treated must be clean and dry. Dip the body part into the
wax mixture and withdraw it. If the hand is being treated, keep the fingers
apart. Do this a few more times until there is a thick coating of wax.

Step 4: Return the body part to the wax and leave there (15 to 30 minutes) until
the mixture cools.

Step 5: Remove the body part and peel off the wax.

Save the wax in a closed container to use again. The treatment may be repeated.
The mixture will melt more quickly now that the oil and wax are combined.

Waterproof & Leather Softener

1 oz. (weight) beeswax
8 oz/ (weight) petroleum jelly

Melt the ingredients in a microwave or double boiler. Brush the hot mixture onto
the leather and allow it to penetrate. If possible, place the item in hot sun.
Polish the leather with a cloth to remove excess waterproofing.

Ironing Wax

Rub a cake of wax over a hot iron, then press canvas or unbleached muslin. This
wax finish gives a gloss and protects the cloth from dirt and water. While the
iron is still hot, wipe it clean with a paper towel.

Melt the beeswax in a microwave. Add the shellac flakes and microwave, stirring
every 30 seconds until the mixture is melted (about 2 1/2 minutes total time).
Stir in the dry pigment. Judge the amount of pigment to add by the color of the
wax. Pour this into molds and let it cool.

Heat the wax and oil in a microwave or a double boiler until the wax melts.
Remove this from the heat and stir in the turpentine. Wet flannel cloth or a
dust mop in the liquid. Wring it out and spread it to dry.

Golf Club Grip Wax

2 oz. weight beeswax
1 teaspoon powdered rosin

Melt the ingredients together in a 250 degree F. oven. Pour this into a paper
tube. Peel away the paper as the wax is used.

Melt the beeswax in the microwave or a double boiler. Add the oil and stir. Heat
the mixture again if necessary to get a smooth texture. Let it cool. Stir in
small amounts of whiting until the mixture is dough-like and can be handled.
Knead the mixture until it is smooth and store it in an air-tight container.

Combine the soap and vinegar to make a paste. Melt the beeswax and mineral oil
together in a microwave or a double boiler. Stir in the soap mixture and the
citric acid. Let the cleaner set overnight before using it. Apply the polish
with a clean, damp cloth. Rinse the copper and wipe it dry with a clean cloth.

Set the deep fryer at 300ºF. Melt the paraffin
wax first and then add plastic and stir slowly with the wooden spool until
dissolved. Before poring the wax into the mold, pass it trough the strainer to
remove any undissolved chunks of plastic.

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